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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is over the Pacific Northwest, but a low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will be moving slowly into California. One low pressure center has moved to the east just south of us while another approaches from the west bringing rain through Oregon today and tonight with a short break on Friday. Another frontal system will straddle the state of Oregon over the weekend dropping more precipitation.
Advisories: None at this time.
Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 49 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 53 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: (Green) Burning Allowed.
Oakridge: (Green) Burning Allowed.
The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Mostly cloudy with occasional rain today (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of rain this evening, mostly cloudy late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Rain likely (70%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, then a good (50%) chance of showers late at night.
- highs 53-58 cooling to near 50 Saturday lows 40-43 cooling back to 40 Saturday night.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
- Rain likely (70%) Monday through Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
- Then rain likely (70%) Wednesday.
- highs ]50-52 lows 42-40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 35).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with showers today (0.15 in of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of rain Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, then a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night.
- highs 59-54 lows near 42.
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday, rain at night,
- Rain likely (70%) Tuesday AM, afternoon showers, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, rain late Tuesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Wednesday.
- highs near 56 lows 40-45. (seasonal averages high 55 low 38)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with showers today (0.20 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, then a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night.
- highs 58-50 lows near 45.
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night,
- Rain likely (70%) Monday, rain Monday night,
- AM rain likely (70%), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening showers, rain late at night,
- Then rain likely (70%) Wednesday.
- highs 55-57 lows 44-48. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County
- Mostly cloudy with occasional rain today (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon snow showers Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow, rain and snow likely (60%) late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Saturday, cloudy with evening rain and snow, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Saturday night.
- snow level 5,500 ft. today, 5,00 ft. tonight through Friday night, then 4,000 ft. Saturday and 4,500 ft. Saturday night.
- highs 40-45 cooling to 28 Saturday lows near 28.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday and Sunday night,
- Rain and snow likely (60%) Monday through Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday.
- snow level 4,000 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night, 5,500 ft. Monday, 5,000 ft. at night, 4,500 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 5,000 ft. Wednesday.
- highs 37-40 cooling to 35 Wdnesday lows 32-30.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.
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